Pre-thumbprinted ballot papers already marked in favour of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have been intercepted at Aguata High School, Ekwulobia, in Anambra State. The ballot papers, allegedly prepared for smuggling into the ballot box during the ongoing Anambra South Senatorial by-election, were seized on Saturday. Donald Amamgbo is the ADC candidate in the ongoing…
The National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Advisor, says at least 5,000 repented Boko Haram fighters have been reunited with their families. It says none of the ex-combatants returned to the battle ground after six months of the deradicalisation programme. Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas, Head of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE),…
On October 31, 2025, President Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for severe religious freedom violations, citing the targeted killing of thousands of Christians by Islamist groups like Boko Haram and Fulani militants. Here are 10 concise implications for the Nigerian government and citizens: 1.Diplomatic Isolation Gov’t: Strained U.S.-Nigeria ties; risk…
A 100-level student of the University of Ilesa, Gbolahan Ojo, has died after he was electrocuted while using his phone plugged into an electric circuit. It was gathered that the deceased was playing a game on the phone in his hostel when a thunderstorm struck, which resulted in him being electrocuted. He was declared dead…
Veteran actress Ayo Mogaji has advised women over 40 to prioritise motherhood, even if it means having children outside wedlock. In a candid interview with Oyinmomo TV, Mogaji shared her wisdom, urging women who have reached the 40 landmark to have children even if marriage isn’t imminent. She said: “For women who are 40 and…
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has explained how some northern group recruited late President Muhammadu Buhari into Nigerian politics. The NNPP chieftain disclosed this on Tuesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme. Galadima specifically stated that the late Buhari was brought into politics because the Oduduwa…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Saki East Local Government Area, Emmanuel Adedokun, over allegations of gross misconduct. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, was announced during the Assembly’s plenary on Tuesday following a petition submitted by 11 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saki East. The petitioners accused…
Pastor Funke Awolowo, late Obafemi Awolowo’s grand-daughter, has resigned her membership of the Labour Party Executive Committee in Lagos State. Until her resignation, Awolowo was the party’s Head of Mobilisation and Integration Team in Lagos. In a statement shared with Vanguard, the grandchild of the late sage said recent developments within the party made it…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out two motions filed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, in a case involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and imposed a ₦100,000 fine against him. A three-man panel of justices, led by Justice Hamman Barka, gave the ruling on May 21, 2025, after Akpabio applied to…
The Lagos State Government has finally received the toxicology report for late singer Mohbad, conducted in the United States. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Lawal Pedro made this announcement on October 21, 2024, during a press conference commemorating his first year in office. According to Pedro, the delay in the case was due to…